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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Thoracium oculatum Rumphius, 1705
   Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea similis Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea albopunctata Fischer, 1807
   Cypraea fasciata Perry, 1811
   Cypraea baltheata Dillwyn, 1823
   Cypraea erosa var. chlorizans Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea kauilani Kenyon, 1900
   Cypraea (Luponia) erosa monstr. protracta Dautzenberg, 1906
   Cypraea erosa var. galbula Taylor, 1916
   Cypraea erosa var. pallens Taylor, 1916
   Cypraea purissima Vredenburg, 1919
   Cypraea erosa var. kaolinica Vredenburg, 1919
   Cypraea erosa var. perlacea Sullioti, 1924
   Cypraea lactescens Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
   Erosaria erosa var. marginata Coen, 1949
   Erosaria diaphana Coen, 1949
   Erosaria erosa var. pulchella Coen, 1949

Common Name

Gnawed cowry p.188      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Eroded Cowry p.126, pl.19, f.2      Allan, J. 1950.  
Erose Cowry p.114, pl.115      Wilson, B 2002.  
Komon-dakara G1236 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1236]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.86 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 15m, in all shallow water habitats where cowries occur ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.202 [ as Cypraea erosa ]  Secondary source
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.192 [ Fig 67 U, V ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.188 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. p.93  Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34621) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.